"Simon" wrote in message
om...
Does anyone know a good way to fit laminate flooring around the bottom
of a flight of sairs? The problem I'm anticipating is how to fit the
flooring against the riser for the bottom stair. This riser has a
curved shape and is carpeted.

Obviously I can't use standard edge quadrant because this is not
curved (though perhaps the plastic kind can be gently heated and bent
into shape?) and won't fit neatly against the vertical carpet on the
stair riser anyway.

I think I should be able to cut the laminate to a matching curve and
trim the carpet back so that the edge of the laminate floor is
recessed under the edge of the carpet. I may have to move any grippers
up slightly but that should be easy. Is that the best way or is there
a trick I haven't thought of?

Thoughts/hints/experiences welcomed.

Simon

I had a very similar problem when I put tiling laminate down in my kitchen.
One of the kitchen end units is curved. There was no problem cutting the
curve on the laminate itself - just used a jig-saw but, as you say, it's
fitting the 'trim' strip that's the problem. I solved it by cutting the trim
into small tapered blocks, each about 3/4" long and sticking them onto the
curved base of the unit with a 'No More Nails' type adhesive. The 'tiled'
laminate I used was a sort of 'limed' colour and the adhesive dried white so
I also used it to fill any gaps between the blocks. The finished result is
excellent and several people have asked, "How did you do that?" !! If your
laminate is wood then you could use a matching wood filler to fill the gaps.
The whole job was slightly laborious but worth it in the end!

Kev